Title: President
Employer: dBrn Associates
Nickname/Alias: “Sarge” I got it when I coached Little League - don’t worry, my players loved me (and still talk to me today). What I'm Best Known For (in the Telecom World): Being right and being liked. Other Primary Areas of Expertise: I’m a birder. I know astronomy. I’m a serious road biker (with pedals). I’ve coached baseball and swimming. I’m still a serious swimmer. I play guitar/harmonica/banjo/drums, and I can fill-in on keyboards. I cook. I can fix almost anything that’s been built by humans. I could go on, but I’m tired of typing. Summary of Professional Background: In the trade for 30 years. I worked on “ASAP” with American Hospital Supply. Look it up in the text books. It’s one of the first direct online order-entry systems. I’ve written a column for Business Communications Review for the past 20+ years. I’ve published over 100 columns and features, and I’m writing a book on Voice over Wireless LANs. I’ve taught over 2,000 training programs on network technology and presented at every major industry trade show. I’ve got an MBA from Northwestern. Prediction on the Future of Telecom & Telecom Managers: You’re in business. Think like a businessman. Weirdest Thing People Usually Don't Know about Me: Everything about me is weird. However, I’m on a first-name basis with everyone in the field whose opinion matters. Also, I’ve known most of them for 20 years or more. (“I don’t know anything, but I know everyone.”) When I'm not talking or doing something in relation to telecom, I'm usually... I’ve got a billion hobbies and I’m involved in community service activities (high school baseball primarily). Ask me about the dugouts we had built (I was the general contractor). Book and author I'm currently reading: I don’t know, a thriller or something like that. I don’t remember the titles or the authors. Airplane reading. CD currently or most recently in my car stereo: James McMurtry, a bunch of them. “Choctaw Bingo” is the country music version of Dylan’s “Subterranean Homesick Blues". The stupidest thing I've ever seen anyone do or say in relation to a phone: Read the trade press any week and take your pick. | 
